Amarillo Private High School Football Capsules

Thursday

• Last Week: The Patriots beat Darrouzett, 56-6, by the 45-point mercy rule. Lefors fell from the unbeaten ranks, 64-14 to McLean.

• What SJCA Coach Shane Wallace Said: "Lefors is a good solid team, and we are going to be challenged this week. We ought to find out what we're made of this week. Lefors just lost their first game of the season last week, and they should be ready to play us. We know that it is going to be a challenge."

• What To Look For: Friday's game is the first of four straight road games for the Patriots. SJCA has only one home game left - Oct. 29 against Holy Cross. ... Lefors is ranked No. 22 in Division II by sixmanfootball.com, while SJCA is ranked third among independents. ... SJCA tailback Miller Brock had five carries for 50 yards and a TD against Darrouzett. Brock, who has sat out during stretches of SJCA's recent games because of big leads, is the Patriots' leading rusher with 485 yards on 71 carries and 10 TDs. ... Free safety / linebacker Aaron Glawe leads the Patriots with 39 tackles. Against Darrouzett, Glawe had six tackles, two pass deflections and a fumble recovery. ... SJCA's final three touchdowns against Darrouzett come from two freshman and a sophomore.

• Did You Know? The Patriots have been scheduled as homecoming opponents in their next four games - Lefors, Abilene Christian, Paducah and Lucas Christian Academy.

• Last week: Arbor Academy lost to Wheeler, 24-21. Memphis lost to White Deer, 62-20.

• What Arbor Coach Bret Bethke Said: "We were sitting here (on a Tuesday) and guys are still frustrated on what happened last week, and we have to get over that. We need to move on from that. We have a lot of distractions going on and need to come together as a team and get after Memphis. Memphis has an explosive quarterback (junior Tanner Gorman) and can score points."

• What To Look For: Arbor led Wheeler 21-6 at halftime last week before allowing 18 unanswered second half points. Arbor must shake off its first loss and look to build momentum heading into its district opener next week. ... Arbor running backs Josh Woods and Trevor Johnston have combined for 563 yards and 13 rushing touchdowns. ... Sophomore Dillon Hodges ranks second on Arbor in touchdowns with six and is tied for the lead in catches with eight. ... Memphis is allowing 43 points per game and is looking to break into the win column before opening District 2-1A Division II play at Wellington.

• Did you know: Arbor lost five turnovers in the second half against Wheeler.

• Rankings: At Lone Star Christian Sports Network, Arbor is listed as others to watch in the 11-man small school top 10 poll.

- Lance Lahnert

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